Democrats Look for Ways to Force DACA Vote
September 08, 2017 8:05 PM
VOA NewsDemocratic lawmakers are trying to find ways to force a vote on legislation to protect enrollees in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which safeguards almost 800,000 undocumented young people in the U.S. from deportation.
Democratic Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois said Friday at a news conference with fellow Democrats in Washington that if DACA-related legislation hasn't been passed by December, many Democrats will prevent passage of a bill to raise the country's debt ceiling.
"I urged, encouraged and pled with the Democratic leadership not to allow a vote on a continuing resolution on the funding of our government and not to allow a vote on raising the debt limit" unless the DACA issue is addressed, Gutierrez said.
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